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Anagallis
arvensis Primulaceae |
Description:
Annuals, 4-25 cm tall; stems ascending to prostrate, glabrous. Leaves
ovate, 6-18 mm long, sessile to more or less clasping. Pedicels 10-25 mm long,
filiform, often recurved in fruit. Calyx lobes narrowly lanceolate, 2-5 mm long,
margins scarious; corolla rotate, 8-12 mm wide, salmon-orange. Fruit globose,
3-5 mm long, glabrous. Flowers Apr-Sep.
Distribution on Santa Cruz
Island:
All California Channel islands except San Clemente; Guadalupe Island;
throughout North America; native of Europe.
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Santa Cruz Island |
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1995(1) Occasional; disturbed sites, moist streambanks, grassy hillsides; grasslands, riparian communities; 10-1000 ft (3-305 m). Widely scattered locations throughout western and central portions of island. Reported by Hoffmann (1932b). |
(1) Provided by "A Flora of Santa Cruz Island" Steve Junak et al. Copyright Santa Barbara Botanic Garden & California Native Plant Society 1995.
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Plant descriptions from "A Flora of Santa Cruz Island" Steve Junak et al. Copyright Santa Barbara Botanic Garden & California Native Plant Society 1995. Used with permission. Do not use or reproduce without permission. Web design by Ken Owen
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